Celebration of Youth 2023

Funds raised from Celebration of Youth support Ohio 4-H programming and operations.

Celebration of Youth will take place on Thursday, Sept. 14 at Leeds Farm in Ostrander, Ohio. If you're unable to attend, you can still participate in the silent auction. The auction will open on Thursday, Aug. 24, and will close Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

You can donate to support the Celebration of Youth event.

We will also have a special ask this year to support youth leadership experiences that inspire curiosity, build lifelong skills, fuel adventure, and grow true leaders. Please join us by donating to sponsor a youth to attend one of our many leadership trip opportunities such as, but not limited to, National 4-H Conference, Spark EXPO, Healthy Living Summit, True Leaders in Equity Institute, or Citizenship Washington Focus.

You can also support us in our goal of growing 4-H across Ohio to build lifelong skills by donating to our workforce development and career pathways fund. Through our Pathways to the Future program youth gain college and career readiness skills and learn how to cultivate their 4-H experiences into future careers.

Need assistance?

If you need additional help with bidding on auction items, please call the Ohio 4-H Foundation at 614-292-6943 for assistance.

Auction Item Redemption Information

After the auction closes on Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m., all winners will be notified by text that they have won an item. If the item winner is attending the event in person, they will be able to pick up their item(s) that evening. Payment can be made by check or credit card at checkout.

For those participating virtually in the auction, a link will be sent to auction item winners for credit card payment on Thursday, Aug. 31. Item redemption will be arranged after payment has been received. Item redemption will be agreed upon between the Ohio 4-H Foundation and the item winner. Options will include pick up at Celebration of Youth on Sept. 14 or the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center by appointment and drop off (location dependent).